UN to scale down operations in Gaza amid escalating violence

The United Nations has announced plans to scale down its operations in Gaza as the humanitarian crisis deepens amid renewed Israeli strikes.

UN spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric confirmed Monday that Secretary-General Antonio Guterres made the difficult decision to “reduce the United Nations footprint in Gaza even as humanitarian needs soar and our concern over the protection of civilians intensifies.”

Dujarric emphasized that the UN…